SPOTLIGHT

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High Rep Nakamitsu remarks at inauguration of Indian Fellowship Programme on Disarmament and International Security

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High Representative Nakamitsu’s article on “Responsible Innovation for a New Era in Science and Technology”

Call for expressions of interest to nominate experts for Group of Governmental Experts in disarmament areas

Remarks on behalf of HR Izumi Nakamitsu at the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Conference in Brussels

Remarks by High Representative Nakamitsu at the 100th Adherence to the Arms Trade Treaty Commemorative Event

Gambia joins the Cluster Munitions Convention bringing states parties to 105

HR’s remarks at 17th Republic of Korea-UN Joint Conference on “Disarmament to Save Humanity – towards a World Free from Nuclear Weapons”

ODA concludes regional science and technology workshops on Biological Weapons Convention in Manila

DISARMAMENT IN THE NEWS

Imaging drones to spot signs of explosive chemicals leaking from landmines

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UNFOLD ZERO interviews UN General Assembly President

unfoldzero.org

Project to connect American youth with Atomic Bomb survivors (Hibakusha) winding down

japantimes.co.jp

Showing Hiroshima’s Reality

nhk.or.jp

FEATURED CONTENT

Overview and status of disarmament-related expert groups established under the Secretary-General’s auspices

First Committee of the Seventy-Third Session of the General Assembly

Securing Our Common Future: An Agenda for Disarmament

Disarmament Education

UNODA UPDATE

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Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor 2018

ODA concludes a series of regional science and technology workshops on the Biological Weapons Convention

The Expanding Use of Armed UAVs and the Need for International Standards

How to Use the Arms Trade Treaty to Address Gender-Based Violence

Understanding the Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons on the Dark Web

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Overview and status of disarmament-related expert groups established under the Secretary-General’s auspices

(Information for delegations) preliminary information for participants at the Third Review Conference of the Programme of Action on small arms and light weapons

High-level international conference on nuclear disarmament and its organizational meeting postponed

Notes Verbale requesting views of Member States for disarmament-related reports mandated by the General Assembly

Information for States parties, observer States and IGOs attending the Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Review Conference of the NPT

EVENTS

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January 21 - 31, 2019

First Session of 2019 Conference on Disarmament

Geneva, Switzerland

January 29 - February 1, 2019

Working Group meetings and 1st CSP5 Informal Preparatory Meeting

Geneva, Switzerland

January 29 - 31, 2019

Meetings of the Arms Trade Treaty working groups

Geneva, Switzerland

January 29 - February 1, 2019

Working Group meetings and 1st CSP5 Informal Preparatory Meeting

Geneva, Switzerland

January 30 - 30, 2019

UNIDIR space security workshop: a primer for delegations

New York. USA

January 30 - February 1, 2019

71st session of the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters (closed meetings)

Geneva, Switzerland

January 31 - February 1, 2019

Open-ended informal consultative meeting on further practical measures for the prevention of an arms race in outer space

New York, USA

February 1 - 1, 2019

Preparatory meeting for the Arms Trade Treaty Fifth Conference of States-Parties

Geneva, Switzerland

February 11 - 22, 2019

Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space: Scientific and Technical Sub-Committee, 56th session

Vienna, Austria

February 11 - 22, 2019

Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space: Scientific and Technical Sub-Committee, 56th session

Vienna, Austria